MATRIXSYNTH

Something tells me more exciting synth news is actually coming outside of NAMM this year. I have just been tipped (pun intended) that there is yet another new synthesizer company coming. Yesterday I announced Synthasonic, and today we have TipTop Audio.

More will follow so be sure to check back.

jupiter synth jam

YouTube via rebelbassnz. Sent my way via Raphael.
"Jupiter 4 run thru a distortion pedal"

AvrX

Remember AvrX going open source?

altemark found some pictures and sound examples posted by troy sheets on the avrx.se forum.

sixcylinder teaser

YouTube via robotpickle. "wierd machine #72"
DaevlMakr daevl.sixcylinder. You can find more info and more daevl plugs here.

Girl Talk - Mike Holme (Moog Synth)

YouTube via michaeljholme.

SUZUKI WARAKU

Remember the Waraku? It looks like one's up for auction. images via this auction. See the previous post or the auction for the description.

Computone Lyricon Vintage Wind Synth Driver

images via this auction

FAEMI-1M

images via this auction

"Faemi -1M it is fully polyphonic synthesizer (made at the same Kachkanar radio factory as the great Polivoks synth) and has a 4-octave (F-E - Fa-Mi, hence the name FAeMI) keyboard, 1 VCO, 1 LFO, 1 VCF with ADSR envelope and 1 VCA. The control panel is divided into four main sections. The first is for the oscillator, with controls for decay, tuning and glissando. The second section is subdivided into two parts. The first subsection is called "timbre" - this is essentially the waveshape-control section - with knobs labelled piano, strings, clavesin and brass. The second subsection is called "vibrato": this controls the LFO, and has knobs for frequency, depth and delay. The third and biggest section is the "filter" section, with knobs to define the ADSR envelope as well as controlling cutoff frequency, resonance and modulation.

There is also an interesting little red button in this section which toggles between "brass" and "filter" - that is, when it is depressed, the signal from the VCO is processed through the filter, but when unpressed the signal goes straight to the VCA. The last section is the VCA control, and this has only a knob for volume.

Knob names in English

You can find samples on the excellent Ruskeys.net